Heading 2309

Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding

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Heading 2309 covers preparations used in animal feeding, such as pet food put up for retail sale and prepared or mixed feeds for livestock and poultry. The heading splits first by retail pet food (2309.10) versus all other feed preparations (2309.90), then within 2309.90 by whether the product is a mixed feed, contains milk or milk derivatives, contains egg, or is a vitamin B12 preparation, with a residual line for everything else. Most mixed feed and pet food lines carry a general (MFN) rate of Free, while milk based feeds and specialty preparations carry duty.

Products in this heading

Dog food in sealed cans or pouches for retail sale
Cat food in bags or boxes put up for retail sale
Bird seed blends sold as pet food
Prepared poultry feed for a hatchery or farm
Prepared dairy cattle feed or swine feed
Milk replacer for calves containing milk solids
Vitamin B12 premix for supplementing animal feed
Feed containing egg products

How to choose the right subheading

Whether the product is dog or cat food put up for retail sale, which goes in 2309.10, or is feed for other animals in 2309.90.
For retail pet food, whether the packaging is an airtight container (2309.10.00.10) or not (2309.10.00.90).
Whether the product is a mixed feed or mixed feed ingredient, which falls in the 2309.90.10 group, and which animal it is for.
Whether the product contains milk or milk derivatives and whether milk solids exceed 10% by weight, which moves it into the 2309.90.22 through 2309.90.48 groups.
Whether the goods qualify under general note 15 or additional U.S. note 2 to chapter 23, since that decides between the 7.5% lines and the higher compound rate lines.

Often confused with

Meat and bone meal or fish meal unfit for human consumption
These are flours and meals of meat or fish, not a prepared feed mixture.
Heading 2301
Bran, sharps and cereal milling residues
Milling by-products are covered by their own heading even when used in feed.
Heading 2302
Brewing or distilling dregs and waste
Residues of brewing and distilling are separately named.
Heading 2303
Soybean meal and other oilcake residues
Solid residues from vegetable oil extraction are classified here, not as prepared feed.
Heading 2306

Frequently asked questions

What is the HTS code for dog or cat food put up for retail sale?

Retail dog or cat food in airtight containers is 2309.10.00.10 and other retail dog or cat food is 2309.10.00.90. Both carry a general (MFN) rate of Free.

What is the duty on animal feed containing milk solids over 10% by weight?

Feed that does not qualify under general note 15 or additional U.S. note 2 is classified in 2309.90.28.10 for milk replacer or 2309.90.28.90 for other, at a general (MFN) rate of 80.4 cents/kg plus 6.4%. Qualifying entries described in general note 15 take 2309.90.22.90 at a general (MFN) rate of 7.5%.

How do I classify a vitamin B12 preparation for supplementing animal feed?

Preparations with a basis of vitamin B12 for supplementing animal feed are classified in 2309.90.70.00 at a general (MFN) rate of 1.4%. Feed preparations not named elsewhere in the heading fall to the residual line 2309.90.95.00, also at a general (MFN) rate of 1.4%.

Guide written from the official schedule text. Rates quoted are general (MFN) rates; check the line page for trade agreement rates and the classification of your exact product.